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Dear Friend of the Guild, You are cordially invited to participate in this year’s National Lawyers Guild Los Angeles (NLG-LA) Annual Awards Dinner. For over 80 years, NLG has been the legal arm of social justice movements, working tirelessly to defend the rights of the most marginalized communities. We protect the civil rights of progressive […]

Dear Members, It is time again for our chapter’s annual Board of Directors election. Your vote is important, as members elect the Guild’s leadership. This year, we have an immensely impressive, talented and diverse line-up of board candidates. It looks like this will also be a very large board, which will help make 2019 a […]

Friends of the Guild, It is time again for our annual membership renewal drive, and we are excited to update you on the Guild’s work. In the face of federal policies that oppress the most vulnerable, chip away human rights, tear apart families, offend human dignity, and threaten the livability of our climate, our work […]

The NLG-LA Winter Awards Party, on December 1, 2018, honored some of our longtime Guild members who have been with the Guild for four to five decades and have built it into what it is today. More than one hundred friends of the Guild came together to celebrate the rich history of the chapter. This was […]

National Lawyers Guild Los Angeles (NLG-LA) Condemns Trump’s Unconstitutional Promise to End Birthright Citizenship We at National Lawyers Guild, Los Angeles (NLG-LA) are appalled by Donald Trump’s statement that he intends to sign an executive order which would “remove the right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born on U.S.-soil.” We unequivocally […]

Dear Guild Members and Friends A lot is at stake on November 6th. Big changes are needed in our region, state and nation to protect human rights, dismantle state violence and oppression, and ensure a livable climate. Despite the limitations of the ballot box, there are important initiatives that deserve our attention and our vote. Notably, our […]

See also: The Lawyers Guild Show, Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. on KPFK 90.7. Join Jim Lafferty on his first post-summer holiday edition of the The Lawyers Guild radio show on September 5th. The show will feature a discussion of Bleeding Edge, an expose film about the lack of regulation of the billion dollar medical devices industry–medical devices […]

The Guild’s strength comes from collaborations and friendships between the incredible radical attorneys, legal workers, and activists in our ranks. We are asking all members to consider joining the Guild’s new mentorship program to form a meaningful bond with another Guild member. SIGN UP AS A GUILD MENTOR OR MENTEE: What: Our Next Generation Committee (NextGen) […]

From the NLG-LA Executive Board: The local police union and certain Los Angeles City politicians and have asked city voters to adopt Charter Amendment C, asserting that the proposed amendment would increase police accountability. In reality, Charter Amendment C will ensure that police officers evade accountability for their misconduct and illegal practices. The Los Angeles […]

It is crucial that as workers, immigrants, community members, activists, and legal workers, we know our rights. The Know Your Rights booklet is a powerful tool, made even more so by the internet, which is why NLG distributes these resources. All workers—citizens and non-citizens, documented and undocumented—have rights that protect them at work. This booklet […]